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Indiana Rural Recreation Development ProjectMaster Planning for Parks and Recreation Resources
Master Planning for Parks and Recreation is an essential task for a
community to develop sustainable public recreation
and park services. Planning allows a community to systematically
collect, analyze, and process technical information to facilitate
decision-making. A master plan provides an inclusive framework for
orderly and consistent planning, acquisition, development, and
administration of a community's park and recreation programs,
resources, and facilities (Kelsey and Gray, 1996). Developing and
maintaining a master plan is a requirement to apply for Division of
Outdoor Recreation grants from the
Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).
In 2003, while the InRRDP Project Director, Dr. Nathan A. Schaumleffel, was serving as the Project Manager of the Illinois Rural Recreation Development Project (IRRDP), the Village of St. Joseph, Illinois partnered with his Leisure Studies 240 class from the University of Illinois to develop a Master Plan for Parks and Recreation [PDF - Download the Adobe Reader]. This community prepared an OSLAD grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to develop a 40-acre outdoor sport field complex and park. St. Joseph's two-phase grant application was funded for an approximate total of $500,000. The grant funded the development of a new park to provide needed sport fields for youth sports. St. Joseph is an "IRRDP Success Story" for effectively working toward the IRRDP Mission of developing sustainable public park and recreation services.
For more information on how to develop a master plan for parks and recreation:
Other resources for developing master plans for Indiana communities:
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